Gauge and method for mounting and securing doors



mb 28, 1950 R v. MCKAY mmm GAUGE AND METHOD FOR MG'UNTIN AND SECURING DOORS Filed June 4, 1948 2 Shee'cs-Shee'tI 1 I I I I I l I I I I I I I I I I I I /fV I I I .2d /3' I l i I i /a' 23 2/ I I 'I I I /7 I- INVENTOR.

Hubert v. ME KELB BY /II ATTORNEY March 28, 1-950 R. v. MGKAY' GAUG AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AND SECURING DOORS Filed June 4, 1948 2 Sheets-Shee'l'. 2

HUbErTY M KEH AM, M6/

INVENTOR.

ATTORN EYS.

Patentecl Mar. 28, 1950 UNITED` STATES' ATENT OFFICE 2'502,166 GAUG AND ME'roD Fon MQUNTING AND SCURING DOORS Robert V. Molay, Detroit, Mieli.4 ppli'cation June 4, 1948",- Ser-fal` No. 315158 41 oiamsz (ol. .aa-11942? This invention relates to' g'au'es* for trim'ming and* hanging doors and thelike.

The principal object of' the* invention is to'pro'- 'ride a gauge whicjrl may' te used' by jomers to accuratel'y fi't and place' t'rm about the' roug'h framesof openings erected by carpenters and to accurately fit and place doorsl and' casem'ent windows with'respect to such trim.

Another object of my inve'nti'on is to provide an adjustable ga'ugefor the above purpose which is adaptable for various' si'zes of rough frames Whereby the tri-'rns and ol'osures' m'ay be accurat'eiy" assemlol'edf and po'sition'edi in web-ir opem' ings with a material' savng" of time' and e'x'fi pense. v

Another object' of' the inventio i's' toV provide such a ga-ge' which; during the asseni'bli'n'g of the casing' and olo'su're, Will function as the' stop' upon Whi'chthe'` close-'re door, or windoxif` particu-- larly of the casement type, mayL rest on th'ebencl'r during the fitti'ng' of'such' c'los'ure withits`- hing'es" and looks the c'a'senfie'n't'` frame; The iI'1verl--` tionprovides a guide for* use securing the frame in a'iwall opening and?` i'sremovable there'- from after the frame is s'ecure'd in place in the Wall opening;

Fnrther objects arld" details1 of the' inven'tioir will.` appear' in the! following detaileddescription' takeninf eonjunctiorf with' the accompanying' drawings formifng'- a part of this-'specification and illu'strating a-V l'iiighly' praetica'ly form of my' invention.

In the drawings':

Fi'g. 1 is' a front face view off a gaug'e in' ac-j cordance' with myinvention;

Fig. 'is'aback facevie'w thereof'.

Fig. P' is a' sectional view thereof taken on line 3-3 of'` Figi I on' a" larger' scale';

Figs; 4; 5* and; 6' mustrat'esuccessive stagesw of construction of a door casing and the mounting' of a door therein employirig the gauge'* in ac'- cordance With myl in-Venti'o'n'.

Figs'. 7, 8 andl 9 are| sectionai and' fragmentary' sectional views taken substantially' online 1-1' ofv Fig. 6 illustrating themount'e'd' door in its casing and further steps in' the mounting of the casi'ng' degree' of accurac'y a'nd' a; great safvingV of ti'rne* 2v` with ahig'her dg're of recsion in fit and neatne'ss of` the fini'shed fabrica'ti'on. While the gauge is' illu's'tr'ated as applicable' to doors andtheir casi'n'gs it is also applicabl'e' in the same general nane to' ls'emerit Windows 'd' the like..

Gaug'e |`0`, as' best shown in Figs. 1,. 2l and 3,' for door' frame construction work, oomprises a pair of longit'udinal side members |`4 andV |5 preferabl'' of rolled angl'e sectionformation of iron or other preferably' lig'hter' metal suchA as aluminurn or the like.v rThese side members for fabricating a doorc'as'ing are of' a lengthsomewhat short-` er than the height of the door as it is not necese `sary that they should extend the full length of the closure heigh-t. Side angle member |4 has welded or otherwise secured to onel of its' sides, rail sections Hi;I of alengtrr shorter than the narrowest' door casing` With which the ga'ug'e" i's to be used, adjacentto its ends so as to exten'd lateraliy therefrom at right angles and in spaced parallel relation to' its' other anglel side as best shown inI Figi. 7; Side angle member 15 has late er'ally extending rTolle'd1 channel rail Sections H' removably secured to it by bolts' l'8 or' the like. The heads of thel b'olts areL preferably counter'- sh'nk so' as not`` to extendf beyond: the outer face surface: ofthe side* |9 of the side an'gle' member [51 Sides [9 of th-i's member 1-'5' an'd 201o`f in'emb'er' M' areE to? provide a w'o'rki'ifig'l` plane without any pro--1 j'e'c't'ionsf of the' g'al'igev ther'beyond for supporting the' cios'ure: door lz? te' be' mountedf in casm'g- Hf'. The other' sid'es of the? si'de'fi anglef members are substanti'a-Hy the' width' of the us'ual door' stop' strip o'r' head. emr'1` y'ec1=A iu a door casmg; These rail members- I'F are mounte'd on'sid'e' angle memb'e'rf |'5 co'rlrespondfi'ng With adapted' to? re'- c'ei've the r'alf sections'- lti an'dl are provided' with longiftu'dinalf slots ZT and rail Sections 116' with bol'thoies zzm for receivfgtits 2'3; wmg nuts 2.1 thereon being'a-dapte'dto secure the rail members in* any' dsire'd longitutlinall ad'justod position with respect to eachother'V Wher'eby the gauge may be adjusted to' the* required width for' the door' casing'.

Fr wi-der' doorstharr the fun' adj'u'stment per'- mit'ted by' co'mpariion" rail members |'6' and I'T, members' IT ar'e' renio'v'able' and' may be replaced' bylonger ran members to'prcvie foftne fabri'- Cafiibn Of C'S'iIg' (if dsilfdf Opening Widtfi) sucrr longer adjustabl rans being'the same genera'l' construction' as'r'als GT' are not shown in the drawings but are provided in sets for the gaug'e;

As shown in Fig. 3 the outerA sides'of sid'evangle 'merhe'fs' ll' and F5 are each provided with a plurality of pairs of spaced holes, the smaller holes 25 for receiving Wood screws for securing the gauge to the door casing jambs and the larger holes 26 for accommodating nail sets for afterwards securing the jambs in the rough framing by nails or the like.

In operation the gauge Io is first placed on a work bench with the front face (Fig. 1) uppermost and the gaugc is adjusted to substantially the width of the door (the width of the door plus tolerances). The two jambs 21 of casing ll are cut to length and secured to the side faces of the side angle members M and of the gauge by means of screws 28 with these outer faces of the gauge in the position along the jambs in accordance with the thickness of door IZ which will afterwards be occupied by the door stop bead or stop strip. Rabbets 29 of the jambs, just beyond the ends of the side members of the gauge as shown in Figs. 4 and 7 are provided in the jambs before they are secured to the gauge. The header 30 is then cut to proper length and driven into place, its ends being received in the rabbets 29 of the jambs. Door |2 is then fitted between the casing jambs and such hardware as hinges 3| and lock 32 are fitted in place, the door resting on gauge ll] as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 to facilitate proper positioning of the hinges and lock. After the jambs and header are accurately secured in place on the gauge, trim strips 33, 34 and 35 may be secured by nails or the like, to the jambs and header as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and '7. This is preferab'ly accomplished after securing the door hinges to the door and jamb, and even after the latch and lock of the doo-r together with the keeper have been placed.

With the jambs and header mounted on gauge Ill and door [2 and outer face trim strips 33, 34 and 35 thus accurately assembled on the bench, the pintles of hinges 3| are removed and door |2 may be disconnected from the framing and temporarily set to one side. The gauge IEI with the attached casing jambs, header and one side of the trim may then be placed in the roughed in framing 36 of the opening in wall |3 on which ground strips 31 and plaster or other wallboard 38 of the wall are secured. Suitable Wedges 39 are then placed between the rough framing 36 and the jambs as shown in Fig. 8 and the jambs are secured to this rough framing by driving and setting nails 3G through the holes 26 in the gauge side members provided for that purpose.

The trim strips 4| may then be cut and secured in place on the rear face of frame jambs 21, nailed or otherwise secured to the jambs and plaster ground strips 31 as shown in Fig. 9. Gauge flil may then be removed and stop beads 42 secured to jambs 21 by nails 43 or the like thus covering the holes made in the jambs by screws 28 that secured the jambs to the gauge. Subsequently the door can be replaced and the pintles of hinges 3l run through the barrels of the hinges and the fabrication of the door casing and door in the wall opening is completed.

Having described in detail a highly satisfactory gauge for assembling a door casing, door and hardware and the manner of mounting and securing a door and its casing in a wall opening, it is obvious that various changes may be made in the construction of the gauge and manner of using the same within the spirit and scope of my invention, as set forth in the following claims.

I claim':

1. The method of securing a closure casement and closure with a gauge having parallel side members spaced corresponding with the width of the closure member which consists in securing casement jamb members along the sides of the gauge with the gauge in the position of the closure stop, securing the casement header to the jamb members, mounting the closure in the jamb members with hinges, securing said casement frame members in the rough frame of the wall opening and removing the gauge and replacing it with stop bead strips in the place formerly occupied by the gauge side members.

2. The method of securing a closure casement and closure with a gauge having parallel side members spaced corresponding with the width of the closure member which consists in securing casement jamb members along the sides of the gauge with the gauge in the position of the closure stop, securing the casement header to the jamb members, mounting the closure in the jamb' members With hinges, securing trim' strips on one side of said jambs and header, removing the door by detaching the hinge pintles, securing the said casement frame members in the rough frame of the wall opening with said trim strips against one face of the wall, removing the gauge and replacing it with stop bead strips in the place form'erly occupied by the gauge side members, replacing the door, and securing the trim strips to the jambs and header on the opposite side face of the wall.

3. A gauge for constructing casement frames, mounting casement closures in the frames and securing said parts in a Wall opening, comprising a pair of longitudinal side members having first flat outer side faces for engagement with the inner faces of the side frame members of the casement frame and laterally extending sets of openings therethrough for the reception of fastening members for securing said longitudinal side members to the side frame members along the position to be occupied by the stop strip for the casement frame closure member, said longitudinal side members having second fiat surfaces at right angles to said first fiat outer side surfaces thereof, in the plane to be occupied by the casement closure member and upon which the closure member may be supported for securing hinge members, looks and the like of the closure member to the side frame members of the casement frame in proper position prior to securing the casement frame in a Wall opening, and inwardly extending rails on the inner side of each of said longitudinal side members back of said second fiat surfaces so as to be out of the way of the casement closure member in closed position in the casement frame, for Cooperation with each other for securing the longitudinal side members at the required distance apart in accordance with the width of the casement closure to be mounted in the casement frame.

4. A gauge for constructing casement frames, mounting casement closures in the frames and securing said parts in a wall opening, comprising a pair of longitudinal side members having first fiat outer side faces for engagement with the inner faces of the side frame members of the casement frame and laterally extending sets of openings therethrough for the reception of fastening members for securing said longitudinal side members to the side frame members along the position to be occupied by the stop strip for the casement frame closure member, said longitudinal side members each also having a second set of laterally extending openings therethrough,

through which openingsieasing frame securing elements may be passed while said longitudinal side members are secured in position on the side frame members of the casement frame, said longitudinal side members having second fiat surfaces at right angles to said first fiat outer side surfaces thereof, in the plane to be occupied by the casement closure member and upon which the closure member may be supported for securing hinge members, locks and the like of the closure member to the side frame members of the casement frame in proper position prior to securing the casement frame in a wall opening, and means for securing said longitudinal side members at the required distance apart in ac- L5 m Number cordance with the width of the casement cfos'u' to be mounted in the casement frame.

ROBERT V. MCKAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the Vfile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS l-,946,961 Blade Feb. 13, 1934 

